You're Hei Yaoguang!

[How dare you think you're so great?]

"..." The abrupt Extinction Formula of the spell disrupted Cong Yu's enjoyment of gazing at the moon and stars. However, he was no longer in the mood to scold the other party.

Until the other party spoke again--

[Your life can only be considered to have begun, barely, after you met me.]

"You're talking nonsense."

Cong Yu couldn't help but retort, his lips twitching. "You've been making a racket in my ear from the very beginning..."

Even if one insists on judging oneself in this seemingly artistic way, Cong Yu's life should have only begun to unfold after she met her childhood sweetheart.

(Saint King: That's right, exactly...)

(She covers her mouth, Snow Woman, "That's right, I am indeed the one who is speaking!")

After that, starting with meeting the Doctor and the 22nd Group, I gradually learned to put on a gentle facade, and then...

Meeting Yaochuan Guang allowed me to truly begin to face everything in this world with kindness... and truly reconcile with this era.

That's about it.

Thinking this way, Cong Yu made this very honest judgment about himself... because he truly considered these magical girls as friends.

Yes, friend.

At least that's how Cong Yu judges herself at this moment... As for how good friends they really are, and whether their friendship has changed, that's another matter entirely.

Oh, girlfriends are friends too, it's the same thing.

[Fine! I've been with you for so long, and you don't even acknowledge it! You scumbag!]

"..." You'd better not say anything.

Cong Yu wanted to sigh, but he immediately noticed something else and suppressed the urge to complain.

He twitched his lips and asked [Source Darkness Apophis], "Your voice right now..."

And Source Darkness responded immediately--

[What are you doing? You don't like Hatsune X?]

"..." No, it's not a matter of liking or disliking, but no matter how you look at it... can't you just make one yourself... no, even if you're replicating someone else's voice, at least make a real, living one...

Ah, never mind...

Cong Yu was numb. He decided to accept Source Darkness An Apophis's electronic voice, similar to that of the initial X-Future: "Fine, whatever you want."

As she said this, Cong Yu sighed, rested her chin on her hand, and looked at the starry sky. "Can you sing the Leek Spin Song '?"

[あらっつぁっつぁーやりびだびりん--]

You can really sing!

Your persona... your Extinction Formula has completely collapsed! You shouldn't be shouting all the time about being all alone.

So, is he the kind of lousy guy who diligently studies how to World Destruction during his work hours, and then relaxes and thinks about how to World Destruction in his spare time?

Why did it become a virtual singer's personal music player?

Cong Yu began to wonder if she was dreaming, so she reached out and pinched her cheek... Ouch, it hurts a little.

It seems I'm not dreaming.

Thinking this, Cong Yu straightened up, patted the dust off her elbows, and prepared to go back to her room to fall asleep while playing on her phone.

Then, Cong Yu went downstairs and walked down the corridor, where he happened to see Yaochuan Guang rubbing his eyes and knocking on his door.

I don't know why they came to see me in the middle of the night.

"Yaochuan Guang?"

Upon hearing Cong Yu's soft voice, Yaochuan Guang perked up a bit and turned to look at Cong Yu at the other end of the corridor. "Cong Yu- chan."

The two looked at each other, the bright moonlight shining through the glass windows of the corridor and illuminating them.

It was as if the two of them were bathed in a bright, long night.

Without a doubt, this is a night of light, and it is actually already past midnight... In another hour, the sun will likely rise.

This is perhaps what is meant by...

The long night is about to end.

At that moment, bathed in moonlight and starlight, Yaochuan Guang simply asked, "Cong Yu- chan, what is my name?"

As he said this, Yaochuan Guang breathed a sigh of relief, quite glad that he had finally remembered Black Yaochuan's instructions.

Finally, finally, finally...

Only today, perhaps because he had completely analyzed and understood his own identity, Yaochuan Guang remembered everything in his dream very clearly.

From how I got started to my conversations with Black Yaochuan.

Yaochuan Guang wanted to tell Cong Yu everything, including everything Black Yaochuan had wanted to convey. "Black Yaochuan said that she is merely a memory, and as long as I can clearly know 'my' name, I can merge with her."

"We use the same personality; the only difference is our memories... I think what she said is true."

As he said this, Yaochuan Guang blinked and asked, "Since Yaochuan Guang isn't my real name, I must have had other names before I was Yaochuan Guang... Do you know what Cong Yu is?"

How should I put it?

"I know... but I really can't have any good expectations about something like merging memories."

As she said this, Cong Yu looked somewhat worried. "Even if it's said that they're using the same personality..."

"But personality is composed of character and experience... Different experiences and memories naturally lead to different personalities."

"Won't these extra memories drastically change your personality?"

Yaochuan Guang was taken aback by Cong Yu's words, as if he had just thought of this, "Ah, this... In other words, after I gain new memories, I might not care about you, Little Lan, and Xiao Cui anymore."

Indeed, that's what Cong Yu meant.

After all, these things are hard to predict...

However, if Yaochuan Guang is determined to know, Cong Yu will not hesitate to tell her the name of the Demon King (Yaochuan Guang).

"..."

"I want to know... and I will never forget you."

As he said this, Yaochuan Guang's eyes burned with a certain enlightenment... in this night of light.

"Light Night... that's your name, Demon King."

Cong Yu responded in this way, his eyes gentle, filled with a sense of trust and absolute certainty, as he patted Yaochuan Guang's head.

In this night as bright as day.

Chapter 710 You are Black Yaochuan!

Are they here?

It's finally coming!

Thinking this, Black Yaochuan sat on the reef and swung his feet... His fair toes curled slightly as he rubbed the grit between them.

The Demon King regained her name.

This heralds the end of the Age of Gods, and the beginning of the Age of Monsters...

From this day forward, the Demon King will protect this world!

"..." Although that's what she thought, Black Yaochuan still had some doubts. Even though the time had come, she began to hesitate.

After all, Cong Yu had White-White heard what Yaochuan Guang had said earlier...

Thinking about it that way, it does make sense.

Is incorporating her words really a good thing for "the current Yaochuan Guang" as an individual?

Thinking this through, Black Yaochuan, who was very clear that he was just a memory, began to consider the original body instead.

Wow, the Demon King's memories are such a vast thing.

What constitutes "Yaochuan Guang" is merely the memory of the last few years or a decade or so...

This... this... there's simply no comparison!

If the memories were directly merged, then "Yaochuan Guang's" memories would be like a small boat about to be submerged in a storm.

It's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, an egg striking a rock, an ant trying to shake a tree, a small horse pulling a horse... No, no, that's not it.

All in all...

Even Black Yaochuan felt that it wasn't a good thing.

But what could Black Yaochuan possibly do in the end? Because she was merely... well, to use a more precise quantifier.

It's just a small memory.

Then, as Black Yaochuan waited, Yaochuan Guang finally appeared in this world under her gaze.

Just like every time Yaochuan Guang appeared and disappeared before, this golden-haired girl first appeared as a pitch-black silhouette.

Then, in this world, in this hall, gradually, all her emotions began to imbue her with her own unique colors.

Golden hair, contrasting with the hem of a pristine white nightgown.

Finally, he awoke on a beach called "Palace," opening his eyes to see the bright, enormous Bright Moon and the sandy shore.

However, the beach is a little different today.

"Huh?"

Yaochuan Guang stared wide-eyed at the little snakes, birds, and Little Sprite floating in the air... he had no idea when they had appeared.

They seemed to be flying in mid-air, nodding at Yaochuan Guang, as if they were going to protect him.

Because these things are manifestations of Yaochuan Guang's own subconscious, belonging to "this side"...

It is a form of self-protection belonging to "Yaochuan Guang's memories".

It is the bond and memories along the way that are valued so highly.

"..." Black Yaochuan also looked at the three things and realized that even if she wanted to speak up this time, the giant fire Giant Serpent would not devour her.

Because the key to unlock it has already been obtained by Yaochuan Guang himself.

What are our names?

Black Yaochuan began speaking, and at the same time, Yaochuan Guang didn't intend to engage in small talk, but immediately got to the point—

"So, your name is..."

Then, in that instant, Black Yaochuan abruptly changed his mind. "Wait, there are some things I need to make clear first."

As she said this, Black Yaochuan looked at Yaochuan Guang, who was waiting for her to continue, and said, "Cong Yu- chan is right."

"..."

"So you're also named Cong Yu..."

Yaochuan Guang started to complain, but was immediately interrupted by the very serious Black Yaochuan: "You need to think this through. You really might change your personality because of the extra memories you gained after merging with me... You need to think this through."

Yaochuan Guang remained silent in response to Black Yaochuan's warning, unlike when she made any promises to Cong Yu before falling asleep.

Instead, he just smiled and looked at Black Yaochuan.

At this moment, Yaochuan Guang felt that Black Yaochuan was even dumber than himself, because some facts were already written all over his face.

As expected, he wasn't the idiot Cong Yu had described.

Having finally found someone even more clueless than himself, Yaochuan Guang revealed a satisfied, silly smile, "You have no personality, do you?"

Black Yaochuan: "???"

Indeed, it has been said many times that Black Yaochuan and Yaochuan Guang share the personality of a person named "Yaochuan Guang".

This is the genuine, primary personality.

As if he had just realized something, Yaochuan Guang asked, "Then, your memories plus our personalities, isn't that you?"